Chapter 108 There is no right or wrong in football
After the game, there was a lot of joy in the Belgian team's locker room. Now they can finally indulge, and Degan no longer has a bad face and celebrates with his teammates. After this game, the pattern of the seventh group of the European qualifiers of the German World Cup has been completely changed.
The Belgian team, which has won two consecutive victories, has now reached 14 points, while in a game in Lithuania at the same time, the powerful Spain was tied by the Lithuanians. It only got one point in two games, the same 14 points, while Serbia has only 13 points.
Compared with the winning and losing relationship, Spain ranked first in the group, Belgium ranked second in the group, and Serbia and Herzegovina ranked third in the group. The other three teams in this group, Lithuania, Bosnia and Bosnia and San Marino, have completely lost the opportunity to compete.
Belgium's next two games will be against Lithuania at home, and then the last round of the group stage will go away to challenge Spain.
The situation in Spain is relatively grim. In addition to fighting against the resurgent European Red Devils in the last game, they also have to challenge Bosnia and Herzegovina.
The Serbia and Herzegovina also have hope of appearing. Their next two opponents are Bosnia and Herzegovina and San Marino. As long as they win both games, they will be able to appear, regardless of the result of the match between Belgium and Spain.
The previous qualifying situation was still precarious, but now the Belgians can finally breathe a sigh of relief. Although the final battle will be decided in Madrid in October of the second half of the year, they are already qualified to relax.
The celebration in the locker room continues. It seems that they have won the World Cup. No matter how demeaning the Serbs are, they will not be expelled at this time.
However, embarrassment is indispensable. The door of the locker room was pushed open and Antienis came in. He had just gone to the press conference and saw his helpless expression. Obviously, he had just been tortured by reporters in this country.
"Not very smooth!?" Digan asked with a smile.
Antiennis smiled and shrugged his shoulders and said, "Of course! People here think that we have stolen a victory shamefully. Of course, we need to find a punching bag and vent it well!"
It is all in Degan's expectation. Although the rules of the world are the prince of the loser and the thief, few losers who lose in the end can readily accept the identity of the loser. Making excuses is a trick that everyone knows, which is not surprising.
"They think that at the end of the game, we played negatively, which stained the sport of football!"
Digan didn't feel angry when he listened, but felt funny: "It's okay! If they say that our behavior has affected the diplomatic relations between the two countries, it will be bad!"
Antiennis was not in the mood to listen to Degan's jokes, patted him on the shoulder and said, "Okay! Now it's your turn. They can't wait to torture you!"
Degan is the best player in this game. According to the rules, he must go out for an interview. He scored two goals. Of course, if Gul's luck is better, it will not be his turn.
"Guys! Does anyone want to go with me? This is a good opportunity to increase popularity!"
However, it was obvious that no one wanted such an opportunity, and Gul and Van Bitten even directly pushed the upper-fitting Digan out of the locker room.
Okay! That's how Belgians treat national heroes! Just like they treated the little Bern boy, they didn't let him put on his pants for hundreds of years.
The staff of UEFA obviously didn't expect Degan to appear in such an image, but it doesn't matter as long as he is alive and can talk.
Degan, who had just appeared in the player channel, was soon surrounded by countless reporters. Before the reporters launched a siege, Degan quickly took out a pair of sunglasses and put them on. Who knew where he took this thing out.
"Okay! Excuse me!"
The reporters were helpless by Degan's behavior, but their dedication made them decide to get back to the truth.
"Rod! Are the tactics of the second half of the game formulated in advance? This is obviously a Belgian journalist.
Degan was also very cooperative and said, "No! It was the change made by Coach Antienes according to the situation in the first half. As you can see, in the first half, our situation was very bad, and my performance was the same, very bad! So Coach Antienis suggested that I move my position back, and then you can see what happened next!"
"Today's game, the Belgian team gives people a big difference from before, especially in terms of the relationship between players, Rod! How did all this happen?
Degan knows that this will pay great attention to all Belgians. After all, the conflict between Flemish and Walloons has a long history.
"We just think that everyone should act like a whole. In the Belgian national team, there are no Flemishers, no Walloons, and no people of other nationalities. When we decide to wear this red robe, we have only one identity. The Belgian national team, we represent one country. Home, we should try our best to win honor for this country. I have repeatedly mentioned it in the team before. Fortunately, everyone has finally understood what I mean through today's game. I am very happy to have such a change, which will make us more combative!"
"Do you mean the combat effectiveness of delaying time during the game?" This is obviously a Serbian who lost the game and is unconvinced. Of course, it may also be an old demon from Montenegro.
"Procrastinating?" Degan smiled and said, "Do you think so?"
The reporter said naturally, "Of course! There is no doubt that you keep falling in the backfield and delaying the game near the end of the game, which is an insult to football!"
"You should also add a sentence, we let football go backwards! Only in this way can it be complete!" After Digan finished speaking, some reporters present couldn't help laughing, "What do you think today's game is? It's not a fight between children, but the fate of a team. We fight with all our best on the field and want to win, we should not be insulted like you!"
Can it be approved to delay the game? This will make football lose its charm!"
"The charm of football is victory!" Degan retorted loudly, "The charm of football, I think this reporter must be a perfectionist, so I don't know what do you think of the penalty we should have won in the first half? This is also a part of football, not to mention that everyone will make mistakes. There is no right or wrong in football. Football only has wins or losers! We used to be losers, but now we have regained our dignity, and you are just pitiful people who dare not even admit failure. Look at the first half, when you escape the penalty, you cheered, and once your situation is unfavorable or even fail, you will only lend Mouth, put all the responsibility on your opponent. In the words I just said to my teammates, when you fail and get used to making excuses, you have lost your heart of champion!"
The Serbian reporter was speechless by Digan, but the other reporters were enlightened. They could foresee that after today, Degan's words would inevitably spread all over the world.
After calming down a little, Digan continued: "For Serbia and Herzegovina, the end of the world has not yet come, and you still have a chance to appear, and this opportunity needs to be seized by yourself, rather than relying on others to give. Can you expect us to open the door at the last moment of the game and let you Do you want to score goals? Such an idea is too stupid!"
After saying this, Degan turned around and left, giving other reporters a chance to ask questions at all. He felt that he had finished what he should say. Even if he stayed, he could only say some bullshit.
When Degan left, the reporters gradually dispersed. The reporter who had been taught a lesson by Degan stood still and looked at his expression as if he was thoughtful.
There is no right or wrong with football!
It's true. When the Blacks escaped the penalty in the first half, did they think it was wrong?
Similarly, at the end of the second half of the game, Belgium took the lead by one goal and had an advantage in terms of numbers. They only need to kill time to win the game. Their approach is also understandable.
What's wrong with this?
From the perspective of Serbia and Herzegovina, they certainly hope that Belgium can fight like a man, attack them, and then give them a chance to equalize.
But Belgians certainly don't want to do this. They will choose a safer way just to win.
When Degan returned to the locker room, the first thing he saw was the gloating expressions of the Belgian players. Degan smiled helplessly: "Don't do this! Nothing happened, especially the scene you want to see, how to say? Everything is very harmonious!"
I don't know if these Belgian turtles can understand the word invented by the Celestial Empire.
On the same day, the Belgian national team flew back to Brussels. At the airport, they were warmly welcomed by fans. That kind of scene shocked Degan, who had seen the big scene.
Football is the common language of Europe, and almost all countries are crazy, but football has been a little harsh on Belgian fans over the years. They have not tasted victory for a long time, and now this feeling is particularly precious to them.